By Lusubilo Sichali, Nyasa Times A Balaka faith-based organization, Clergy Initiative for Integral Development (CIDE), has added its voice in trashing President Bingu wa Mutharika’s call on Monday that Malawians should remain peaceful as Muslims observe the holy Month of fasting, Ramadan. The president, apparently in reaction to a planned mass action on August 17, […]
By Evelyn Chibwe, Nyasa Times Police in Limbe are keeping in custody Focus Kuseliwe for robbing a female banana vendor of K500 along the Limbe—Thyolo road, near the Midima magistrate’s court in the afternoon of Friday, July 29, 2011 in full view of mini bus touts, passers by and police officers. The victim is Evelyn […]
By Collins Mtika, Nyasa Times A cross section of people in the northern region have trashed the appointment of former Finance minister Goodall Gondwe as DPP’s first Vice President saying the development does not change peoples’ attitude towards Bingu wa Mutharika’s party. DPP appointed Gondwe, now MP for Mzimba North, and other new faces during […]
By Felie Mzumara, Nyasa Times What started as any ordinary day for the Phiri family in Mzimba district last Friday ended tragically when three young brothers returned home dead. The three brothers, in a company of their friend, had gone for swimming in Rukuru River without the knowledge of their parents when they all drowned. […]
By Thom Chiumia, Nyasa Times The Bar Human Rights Committee of England and Wales (BHRC) has joined the chorus of the international community to expresses deep concern at recent events in Malawi surrounding the 20 July 2011 civil society protests against a range of government policies, and their impact on the country’s fundamental human rights […]
By Green Muheya, Nyasa Times This first picture of President Bingu wa Mutharika’s White House style of his Ndata House shows obscene opulence by the Head of State of an impoverished nation. Mutharika is called by the civil society organisations in Malawi to declare his assets and explain financial sources that enabled him to buy […]
By Lusubilo Sichali, Nyasa Times Some Muslims in the country have reacted angrily against President Bingu wa Mutharika’s public address on Monday when he suggested that since this was the month of Ramadan, the planned nationwide anti-government demonstrations on August 17, 2011 must be called off. President Mutharika’s speech aired on the public radio and […]
By Lusubilo Sichali, Nyasa Times A secretly recorded conversation between Professor Peter Mutharika and his special assistant, Ben Phiri has revealed why the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) fired its secretary general, Bintony Kutsaira during its National Governing Council (NGC) meeting on Sunday at the New State House. They had the conversation at his (Mutharika’s) official […]
By Wise One From The West If Nyasatimes on-liners were honourable members of parliament, Professor Bingu wa Mutharika would have, by now, arrived at Ndatha Farm, his preferred retirement home. This is the verdict of the Nyasa Times sponsored Opinion poll conducted from Monday, 11 July 2011 at 21:59 CAT and closed on Wednesday, 13 […]
By Wanangwa Kalua A wave of despondency has once more swept across ordinarily serene Malawi. Countable years back, there was an artist who released a song. It was a song about broken promises, about greed, about top level selfishness. It was a song about Galatians who had broken a covenant. This song was banned on […]
By Judith Moyo, Nyasa Times Malawi’s former president Bakili Muluzi, a Mosque-going Moslem, has sent greetings to Muslims in the country in observance Ramadan, the holiest month on the Islamic calendar. In a statement monitored on Radio Islam, Muluzi who is receiving treatment in South Africa said he wished Muslim community “Ramadan Kareem”. He reminded […]
People’s Party treasurer general Brown Mpinganjira (BJ) has made claims that President Bingu wa Mutharika is plotting an arrest on Vice President Joyce Banda in the wake of the President’s decision to strip the VP the NGO’s coordination role. The Office of the president and cabinet announced that President Mutharika would now be overseeing operations […]
By Wanga Gwede, Nyasa Times Malawi faces a possible dynasty after ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has endorsed President Bingu wa Mutharika’s kid brother to inherit power in 2014. DPP National Governing Council meeting at New State House in Lilongwe agreed that Professor Peter Mutharika, the Minister of Education, should be the party’s torch bearer […]
By Abdul Rashid Ntawila Bingu wa Mutharika’s call for cancellation of the August 17th demonstrations as a mark of respect to Malawi Muslims who are fasting in this holy month of Ramadan is not only laughable but also smacks of hypocrisy from the president. This is hilarious indeed and it shows that the President has […]
Malawi Defence Force leadership has been reshuffled with the firing of Lieutenant General Ernest Ntonya and replacing him with Brigadier General Clement Kafuwa as deputy commander. President Bingu wa Mutharika has also appointed Brigadier John Msonthi as military Chief of Staff. The development follows the change of guard in the aftermath of anti-government protests that […]
Embattled Malawi President Bingu wa Mutharika has appealed to citizens not to stage anti-government protests on August 17 in respect for Muslims observing their holy month of Ramadan. Anti- government demonstrations on July 20 led to 18 deaths. Civil society groups handed a 15-page petition to Mutharika government listing complaints that included the worst electricity […]
President Bingu wa Mutharika donated a fridge to controversial Prophet Shepherd Bushiri, of the fastest growing charismatic ministry, the Enlightened Christian Gathering (ECG) who wedded his sweetheart Mary Zgambo at the Mzuzu stadium on Saturday. While Vice President Joyce Banda sent a representative with MK20,000 cash. Hundreds of people from all over the country attended […]
By Charles Kufa, Nyasa Times Malawi’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) has “reorganised” its National Governing Council by removing secretary general Bintony Kutsaira replacing him with Wakuda Kamanga and appointing three vice presidents. The party meeting in the capital Lilongwe at the New State House also rubber stamped the idea of having President Bingu wa […]